An empirical study of early childhood support through partnership building

Jianjun Wang, Theresa Ortiz, Diana Navarro, Roland Maier, Summer Wang, Lisa Wang and Libing Wang

Evaluation and Program Planning, 2016, vol. 59, issue C, 74-80

Abstract: The first five years were recognized as a critical period of child growth. Accordingly, California voters approved tobacco tax through Proposition 10 to fund early childhood services since 1998. Due to the state revenue decline, Service Integration has been advocated to enhance program supports in Child Health, Family Functioning, and Child Development. In this study, interview data are analyzed to examine the partnership building among 40 programs. The results indicate a significant impact of the service outreach across remote communities in Kern County, California. In addition, contextual information is provided to facilitate interpretation of the partnership strength from a social network analysis. Enhancement of this investigation is discussed in light of future development.

Keywords: First 5 kern; Early childhood support; Partnership building (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.08.007

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